Scapegoats or Perpetrators? How Narco-State Relations Explain Patterns of Violence

• In Event: Explaining Patterns of Violence

Brief Overview

Drawing on original datasets – one on massacres and another on violence against public figures – this paper examines the nuances of how narco-state relations comparatively influence patterns of violence in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

Author

• Laura Blume, University of Nevada-Reno